Etymology

parsa

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Today it means: A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang. Full definition →

Hebrew פרסה
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parsa · noun1

  1. Hebrew · derived fromפרסה
  2. English todayparsa

Hebrew פרסה (parsa)

Parsa · proper noun2

  1. Persian · borrowed fromپارسا“pious, devout”
  2. English todayParsa

Borrowed from Persian پارسا (pârsâ, “pious, devout”).

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